Can we have a dog thread?

Jake meeting Cass. A very chilled out little pup he is.

Early morning clambering on the Cuillin, recharging his batteries afterwards, beach in the evening.

A loved dog has an awesome life*

* I know many are not so lucky..

Whats the tent, it looks reasonably light and also dog proof.

My dads ’72 force10 mk4 is bomb proof but its not a carrier

@joshvegas

It’s a Nordick Ydun – it’s a car camping tent as it’s polycotton and heavy.

It’s in the PSA thread, OMM are selling them off cheap at £160

Ah,in that case my vango is still going strong 🙂

Meet Kiwi the rescue puppy. Has had a nasty case of demodex mange but is well on the way to growing her hair back.

Not sure the Labrador is that impressed by her though!

Kiwi is adorable.

I’m not really a dog person myself, we have cats instead (obviously I crave contempt, not affection), but called in on my best mate yesterday and he’s just retired from the forces which means he can get a dog again. He always had dogs when we were kids. Say hello to Tina, who is ridiculously cute and quite bitey (in a playful way). Zonked out after an afternoon of running around like a lunatic…

Like a little Chewbacca

Bert on yet another beautiful Scottish beach.

Thames path yesterday. 22 miles. And a short swim. He’s tired today. 

Poor wee fella, he looks knackered.

Dog seems full of life though 🙂

We need an update once Kiwi gets the fluff back – before and after.

And how’s Roxie? Still gorgeous I see.

Agree, i am emotionally invested in kiwi updates.

Well to be fair, most of the doggos on here.

And how’s Roxie?

This Roksy? She’s chilling after her walk….

Loving all the doggie pics and the places they go and how they sleep. Ok. Will follow up with the Kiwi hair reconstruction! So far it’s coming down the back and over the head. I’ll get better shots tomorrow

In the meantime here is a snap of her first trip to the Forest with her own personal bodyguard.

The hound going full send.

Lovely photo. There is something wonderful about seeing a hound  going full pelt on a beach. It’s the glee in their eye and the enjoyment of just running they exhibit. Followed by hours of snoring and farting as they rest up after!

Happy third gotcha day to our Stacey. Here’s to many more years of marathon naps, frantic zoomies and adventures together.

Stanley hosted the old boy corner at the local greyhound trust show last week.

Oscar and his half brother Angus visiting the local pet shop.

Cass and Jake out this morning. They’re starting to do the superiority thing now so there’s some interesting squabbles.

Been away for a week, just catching up on excellent doggo pics 🙂

And how’s Roxie? Still gorgeous I see.

This Roxie? She’s now bigger than Lola the Lab at just over 7 months. Think she’s mostly fully grown now. Somehow found a big muddy puddle earlier, so we let her dry off, then comb out the mud then vac the floor. It’s become a bit of a daily ritual!

This pic is her mum and other siblings that belong to the person we got her from. When all the dogs are together, it’s carnage!

Thank goodness for the dog thread!

Barni the trail dog was out for an evening running alongside us last night. He loves it! You have to open the gates for him though. He can’t do cattle grids D

Great pic that @binners

Our Lab though she could do cattle grids. Until we had to fetch her out of one with three out of four legs between the slats! She’s never tried since, strangely enough!

More Nala spam…

@Binners  – I’ve just come down that way after a spin across the moor on the Fat bike!

It was a gift of an evening last night, I see. Make the most – it’ll be a long winter

@Alex – that car must take some vacuuming after that lot have been in the back.! I recall taking Ed the retriever around the dunes near Formby and being impressed how clean he was for once when we got back.

And then watching 2lbs of sand being deposited on the carpet as his undercarriage dried.

@boomerlives – thankfully that’s not my car 🙂 The back of my wife’s car tho is a real life test of any vacuum with ‘pet hair removal” attachments!

Mud? We know about mud!

We have our cockers well trained, if we’re passing a stream etc out on a walk on a warm day, we can let them off lead and they’ll jump in for a swim, splash, drink and come straight back to us. However I feared the worst when this one, off lead anyway, shot down into a drainage ditch. Very stinky muddy drainage ditch. Managed to prevent our other cocker following suit.

As we were heading for a cafe stop in town, we had had to find a way to clean her up. Right next to our town centre is the local cattle market, and the lads there were washing down after the previous days sheep sales, so we borrowed a hose for the clean up.

@boomerlives – last night was just perfect. An awesome sunset as the supermoon came up over the other side of the valley. To keep it slightly dog related, you can spot Barni leading the way here, up to Pilgrims Cross.

I would have headed out tonight too but last night I’d presumed Interstellar would be a bit drier than it was and then my back wheel tried to overtake my front resulting in a bit of a sprained wrist 🙁

Ffs we were out of the house for 20 minutes. 20. He had a walk and a 5h1t before we left. There’s mats down that he’s been using. But oh no.

Frikkin puppies.

Anyone else own a bin obsessed ex street dog?

Say hello to Milo. Lily was seemingly depressed following Rusty’s departure, so we got her this bundle of trouble. She hates him, but he’s rather cute.

Anyone else own a bin obsessed ex street dog?

Yep, although when she first encountered an over filled wheelie bin with stuff sticking out it was treated with suspicion and growled at

Dropped both offspring off to various far flung locations. Had friends coming in all day to see the dogs and make sure they get fed. And THIS is what we came back to.

Roxie: Wasn’t me, nothing to do with me at all. I know I’ve been pawing at the bed and been told off before but it’s definitely not me!

Lola: It’s Roxie. Or the cats.

Anyway, we’re not replacing it, it was getting ready for recycling anyway, but now it’s definitely bin-food!

Bit of a wet walk today! Takes a while to dry Roxie. Who then smells like “Swamp Dog”

Having stolen loads of sweetcorn on the walk, now she’s keen to have an avocado dessert! Not happening 🙂